Fort Worth daily gazette. (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1882-1891, 1887-02-20
ON WALL STREET.
Dullnass was the Leading Feature OF
the Stock Market-The Closing
Prices Showed Advances.
and the General List Recorded
Higher Figures


COMMERCIAL RESUME.
Special TO the Gazette.
NEW YORK, Feb. 19.-RailHay bond!
to-day sold as follows: Fort Worth anC
Denver City at 30; Houston and Texas
Central rs at so; Texas and Pacific in-
comes at 60i; Kansas and Texas 81
at 81! do 6's at 99I; rs at 11O4
Houston and Texas Central 2's at 80.
Money 1 per cent.
Sterling dull.
Governments strong.
Wheat active, but weaker.
Oh closed at 6l!.
Cotton point higher.
Coffee quiet.
The bullish temper of the street was
more pronounced to-day, and with some
Improvement in the volume Of business q
further advance in prices was established
right through the list. The leaders
who are identified with the bull
account received some assistance
this morning from London cables report
ing a strong market for American securi-
ties there, and later from the announce
meut that the holders of Kansas and Tex
IS scrip had arrived at settlement with
Mr.. Gould, thereby avoiding further liti-
CATION and averti0g the threatened re-
ceiyershIp for the road. Kansas and
Texas advanced over 2 points, and the
bonds even more on the settlement Just
alluded to.
GOVERNMENTS, STOCKS AND BONDS.
NEW YORK, Feb. 10 The stock market
to-day showed the same dizziness and mar
rowness whiCc marked it during the pre-
vious days this week. The bullish temper
displayed yesterday received an impetus
to-day first from the cable reports of 4
strong market for Americans IN London,
secondly by the confidence shown by
houses with German connections that the
elections on Monday will result in favor
of the government, aud lastly by the an
nOunCement late in the day that the hold
ers Of Missouri, Kansas and Texas scrip
had finally agreed upon a settlement with
Gould Kansas and Texas stock
then became the special testure and adj
vanced rapidly on largely Increased bust
ness The other Could stocks were iirm,
ani the general market felt the influence
in q somewhat less degree. The opening
was firm to strong, with the first prices
generally to Z above last nights close,
'fLAi-C -ILCSOull; ihs-iIotso Gnu EC-ALLo was Ot
/. The market was tame ard spiritless,
and while there was some heaviness
in the early dealings, there was after
that tina q steady hardening CT
values until noon. Missouri, Kansas
ard Texas, New England and Western
Union showed the greatest strength. A
period of extreme dullness succeeded
during which slight fractions were lost,
Nickel Plate, common, icing prominent
for weakness. An advance IN Kansas and
Texas then took place, and the improve
ment was shared by the entire list, clos
ing dull and steady at an advance.
Railroad bonds showed more ANNA
ton and were strong almost all the way
out. Final prices generally show ad
vances. The feature of trading was Mis-
souri,, Kansas and Texas issues, which
were conspicuously active and strong
upon 3 settlement with scrip holders,
and SIS closed 81 higher at S7&, after sales
at SSg upon business Of $500 G's
closed p per ceut. higher at SO. at the
best price OF the day Oh sales Of $4,000.